Examining Children's Interests in Light of Parent -Centered Trends in Education

"The primary focus of this paper is to examine parent-centered educational trends from a ""child's best interests"" perspective. In my analysis I consider parent and state interests insofar as they factor into the interests of children; I also consider ways in which children's interests may be distinctly different from parent or state. The key question I examine is whether the trend toward parent-centeredness is generally in children's best interests. Whether we should proceed with confidence or caution in the direction of current schooling trends depends on the answer to this question. Ultimately, questions about the proper distribution of authority to make educational decisions are at the heart of this study."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Vojak, Colleen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Feinberg, Walter

• Education, Philosophy of

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3223739

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79925